Feature: The steering wheel

The driver has the ability to fine tune many elements of the race car from within the machine using the steering wheel. The wheel can be used to alter traction control settings, change gears, apply rev limiter, adjust fuel air mix, change brake pressure and call the radio. Data such as rpm, laptimes, speed and gear is displayed on an LCD screen. The wheel alone can cost about $40,000, and with carbon fibre construction, weighs in at 1.3 kilograms.

FORMULA 1 STEERING WHEEL


1. Drink pump
2. Dashboard menu: Increment
3. Prepare/arm the launch control system. Also oil pump button when running
4. Neutral gear request
5. Tyre selection (dry, inter, wet)
6. Alarm acknowledge
7. Active diff control
8. Active diff control
9. Active diff control
10. Active diff control
11. Traction control
12. Traction control
13. Cut engine to turn it off
14. Fuel mixtures. To save fuel or give more power.
15. Pit lane speed limiter
16. Active launch control system
17. Dashboard menu: decrement
18. Display brakebalance on dashboard